Welding-Fumes Case
Comes to Settlement
For Over $1.5 Million

The first in a series of trials claiming that exposure to welding fumes causes Parkinson's disease and other severe neurological ailments in welders has been settled for more than $1.5 million.

While the makers and distributors of welding equipment argue that this is a special case and not precedent-setting, plaintiffs' attorneys say it will accelerate settlement discussions and cash distributions in thousands of other cases.